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We report here on some works done by the IMST research group on the physical processes of wave generation by wind. Brevity dictates that this paper will deal mainly with the experimental data and we shall not go into many details of the analytical studies.
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Ramamonjiarisoa, A., Baldy, S., Choi, I. (1978). Laboratory Studies on Wind-Wave Generation, Amplification and Evolution. In: Favre, A., Hasselmann, K. (eds) Turbulent Fluxes Through the Sea Surface, Wave Dynamics, and Prediction. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-9806-9_26
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